Carmel Williams, PhD

Executive Editor of Health and Human Rights Journal

Dr. Carmel Williams is the executive editor of Health and Human Rights, Harvard FXB Center’s flagship publication. She has held this position since 2011. Dr. Williams holds a PhD in community health. Her thesis, which arose from her work in development, was on operationalizing the right to health in aid-funded programs. She was the executive director of a New Zealand-based health NGO for eight years and holds research fellowships at the University of Auckland in both the Development Studies department and at the School of Population Health.